Student Program

Build on African data. Free while you study.

African university students get free Starter access — 1,000 requests a day across live market data for 20 exchanges, central bank rates, fundamentals, bank codes, and geographic data. Build your final-year project, hackathon entry, or first startup on the same API that powers production fintechs.

For students

Free Starter for 12 months.

  • 1,000 requests/day — the full $19/mo Starter tier
  • Markets, Macro, Identity, Location & Calendar suites
  • NGX dividends, disclosures & broker consensus
  • Renewable while you’re enrolled

Requirements: enrolled at an African university, apply with your university email, tell us what you’re building. Non-commercial use during the program.

Apply — takes 2 minutes →
For hackathons

Keys for your whole event.

  • Bulk Starter keys for every participant
  • A ready-made challenge track: “best build on African data”
  • Quickstarts for Python, Node, and AI agents
  • Winning projects featured on our site

University tech clubs, GDG chapters, and student hackathons across Africa — we want to be your data sponsor.

Partner with us →
Project ideas

Portfolio tracker

Live prices from 20 exchanges + dividends + your university's investment club holdings.

Inflation dashboard

CBN policy rates and CPI back to 2006, charted — or all 18 economies side by side.

AI market analyst

An agent that answers questions about African stocks using our MCP server and llms.txt.

T-bill calculator

Real auction stop rates vs savings accounts — what students' money actually earns.

Fintech onboarding

Validate NUBAN accounts, resolve bank codes, detect mobile networks in one flow.

Market-hours bot

A WhatsApp/Telegram bot that knows when every African exchange opens — holidays included.

Not a student? Start free anyway.